Consultation outcome

Trade with the Gulf Cooperation Council: call for input

• From: Department for International Trade
• Published: 8 October 2021
• Last updated: 22 June 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Detail of outcome

The government’s response to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consultation is included in the UK approach to negotiating a free trade agreement (FTA) with the GCC.

Detail of feedback received

We received 147 responses to this call for input.

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Original consultation

Summary

We're seeking input on which aspects of our current trading arrangements with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) we should look to improve or amend.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
12:15am on 8 October 2021 to 11:45pm on 14 January 2022

Consultation description

We want to know:

• what you think about our current trading arrangements with the GCC nations
• where we could make changes or improvements

The GCC represent the countries Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

We will use this information to help inform our approach for starting negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the GCC in the future.

All responses should be submitted via the online consultation platform.

For more information on FTAs and context on UK-GCC trade, please see the accompanying information note.

If you have any further accessibility needs, contact uk.gccconsultation@trade.gov.uk.

Documents

Information note for the consultation relating to future trade negotiations between the UK and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

PDF, 3.08 MB, 36 pages

Trade with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): consultation questionnaire (print version)

PDF, 5.23 MB, 41 pages

Published 8 October 2021
Last updated 22 June 2022 + show all updates

1. 22 June 2022

   Addition of link to government’s response to the Gulf Cooperation Council consultation.

2. 1 April 2022

   Addition of public feedback on consultation.

3. 8 October 2021

   First published.